diff --git a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
index 5930e60d9..8df04d2e9 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ module Imports
       attributes["startdate"] = compose_date(xml_doc, "DAY", "MONTH", "YEAR")
       attributes["owning_organisation_id"] = find_organisation_id(xml_doc, "OWNINGORGID")
       attributes["managing_organisation_id"] = find_organisation_id(xml_doc, "MANINGORGID")
+      attributes["creation_method"] = get_creation_method(xml_doc)
       attributes["joint"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "joint")
       attributes["startertenancy"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "_2a")
       attributes["tenancy"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "Q2b")
diff --git a/app/services/imports/logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/logs_import_service.rb
index e0780aad0..d9d19c62f 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/logs_import_service.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ module Imports
       end
     end
 
+    CREATION_METHODS = {
+      "Bulk Upload" => "bulk upload",
+      "Manual Entry" => "single log",
+    }.freeze
+
+    def get_creation_method(xml_doc)
+      upload_method = meta_field_value(xml_doc, "upload-method")
+      CREATION_METHODS[upload_method]
+    end
+
     def find_organisation_id(xml_doc, id_field)
       old_visible_id = string_or_nil(xml_doc, id_field)
       organisation = Organisation.find_by(old_visible_id:)
diff --git a/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
index bc39fcb16..35385deb3 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module Imports
       attributes["owning_organisation_id"] = find_organisation_id(xml_doc, "OWNINGORGID")
       attributes["type"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "DerSaleType")
       attributes["old_id"] = meta_field_value(xml_doc, "document-id")
+      attributes["creation_method"] = get_creation_method(xml_doc)
       attributes["created_at"] = Time.zone.parse(meta_field_value(xml_doc, "created-date"))
       attributes["updated_at"] = Time.zone.parse(meta_field_value(xml_doc, "modified-date"))
       attributes["purchid"] = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "PurchaserCode")
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/imports/sales_logs/shared_ownership_sales_log2.xml b/spec/fixtures/imports/sales_logs/shared_ownership_sales_log2.xml
index 6334674a2..678d8a71c 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/imports/sales_logs/shared_ownership_sales_log2.xml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/imports/sales_logs/shared_ownership_sales_log2.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <meta:modified-date>2023-02-22T11:00:06.575832Z</meta:modified-date>
     <meta:status>submitted-valid</meta:status>
     <meta:reporting-year>2022</meta:reporting-year>
-    <meta:upload-method>Manual Entry</meta:upload-method>
+    <meta:upload-method>Bulk Upload</meta:upload-method>
     <meta:schema assert-valid="true"/>
     <meta:rules assert-valid="true"/>
   </meta:metadata>
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
index 869bd36fc..34f51d7da 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -478,6 +478,28 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::LettingsLogsImportService do
         end
       end
 
+      context "when the log being imported was manually entered" do
+        it "sets the creation method correctly" do
+          lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml)
+
+          lettings_log = LettingsLog.find_by(old_id: lettings_log_id)
+          expect(lettings_log.creation_method).to eq "single log"
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the log being imported was bulk uploaded" do
+        before do
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//meta:upload-method", { "meta" => "http://data.gov.uk/core/metadata" }).content = "Bulk Upload"
+        end
+
+        it "sets the creation method correctly" do
+          lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml)
+
+          lettings_log = LettingsLog.find_by(old_id: lettings_log_id)
+          expect(lettings_log.creation_method).to eq "bulk upload"
+        end
+      end
+
       context "and income over the max" do
         before do
           lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q8Money").content = "25000"
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
index aed2b1124..6413f4f89 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::SalesLogsImportService do
           Singleton.__init__(FormHandler)
           example.run
         end
-        Timecop.return
-        Singleton.__init__(FormHandler)
       end
 
       before do
@@ -1056,6 +1054,28 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::SalesLogsImportService do
         end
       end
 
+      context "when the log being imported was manually entered" do
+        let(:sales_log_id) { "shared_ownership_sales_log" }
+
+        it "sets the creation method correctly" do
+          sales_log_service.send(:create_log, sales_log_xml)
+
+          sales_log = SalesLog.find_by(old_id: sales_log_id)
+          expect(sales_log.creation_method).to eq "single log"
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the log being imported was bulk uploaded" do
+        let(:sales_log_id) { "shared_ownership_sales_log2" }
+
+        it "sets the creation method correctly" do
+          sales_log_service.send(:create_log, sales_log_xml)
+
+          sales_log = SalesLog.find_by(old_id: sales_log_id)
+          expect(sales_log.creation_method).to eq "bulk upload"
+        end
+      end
+
       context "when inferring age known" do
         let(:sales_log_id) { "discounted_ownership_sales_log" }